Baby nursing bottle holder



May 3, 1960 N. R. LYKES 2,935,282

BABY NURSING BOTTLE HOLDER Filed July 21. 1958 27% 24a /Q/Mf INVENTOR.

United States Patent BABY NURSING BOTTLE HOLDER Norman R. Lykes,Marlcopa County, Ariz.

Application July 21, 1958, Serial No. 749,772

2 Claims. (Cl. 248-106) This invention concerns a baby nursing bottleholder.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a nursing bottleholder which can be placed in the crib or bed occupied by the baby andwhich will stand erect and hold the bottle of milk or the like at anyheight desired and at any angle desired.

Another object of the invention is to provide a baby nursing bottleholder which is of simple rugged design and made of a minimum number ofparts and which will hold the bottle as desired without tipping orinterfering with the comfort and position of the baby.

Still another object is to provide a holder as above described which iseasily and cheaply made and ruggedly constructed.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

I attain the foregoing objects by means of the construction, parts andcombination of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which,

Figure l is a side elevational view of a baby bottle holderincorporating my improvements;

Figure 2 is a plan view thereof; and

Figure 3 is an end view thereof.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts in the several views.

The holder is characterized by the angular ridge pole 2. This issupported at the left end by two legs 3 and 4, respectively, whichextend downwardly and diverge angularly from the raised end of the pole.The opposite end 5 of the pole 2 rests directly on the bed 6. Thisconstruction makes a 3 point support for the holder which is non-tippingand adapted to any irregularities of the bed or covers thereon.

The ridge pole 2 is preferably round and supports a clamp 8. This ismade of 2 elements 9 and 10 held to gether by a bolt 12 having a wingnut 14 which tightens the rounded grooves 15 of the clamp on the pole.The head of the nut is also inserted through a loop 16 in a wire bottleholder 17. This bottle holder has a small ring 18 at the bottom and alarger ring 20 at the top, both being adapted to receive and hold astandard nursing bottle.

The loops are joined by a U shaped yoke 21 in the middle of which is thering for loop 16 which is held by the head of bolt 12.

From the foregoing it will be seen that there is but one adjustmentscrew necessary. The bolt when tightened holds the bottle carrier andlikewise clamps the parts 9 and 10 on the pole 2. By shifting thecarrier and clamp along the ridge pole variations in height may be made,and by turning the clamp on the ridge pole variations in thelongitudinal angle at which the bottle is held may be made. By rotatingthe bottle holder, variations in the transverse angle at which thebottle is held may be made.

The legs 3 and 4 are preferably inserted into holes 7 and 7' drilled atdownwardly diverging angles on the lower portion of the upper end ofpole 2. The holes are spaced apart along pole 2 and are also drilled atangles relative to the length of pole 2 to hold legs 3 and 4 erect onthe surface of bed 6 relative to the slant of pole 2. They arepreferably held by friction fit in holes 7 and 7. They may be withdrawnfrom holes 7 and 7 and bundled parallel with pole 2 when the device isnot in use. This makes a very compact package and is easy to set up toworking position as shown in the drawings.

It is to be noted the bottle is indicated in dotted lines and suggestedmovement of the bottle is indicated by the arrows 22.

I claim:

1. A nursing bottle holder for infants consisting of a slanting ridgepole support having a lower end adapted to rest on a surface to gainsupport, and holes in the upper end of said ridge pole to hold anddirect two erect downwardly diverging supporting legs from the upper endof said pole; the lower ends of said legs being adapted to rest on saidsurface to gain support, a two piece clamp held together by a boltextending through said clamp pieces, jaws formed on said clamp piecesadapted to clamp on said ridge pole support, and a nursing bottle holderconsisting of two rings, adapted to receive and hold a nursing bottle,and a yoke connecting said rings having a loop at its center pivotallyheld on said clamp by the bolt on said clamp.

2. A nursing bottle holder for infants consisting of a slanting ridgepole support having a supporting foot portion at its lower end, anddownwardly diverging legs extending from its upper end, a two jaw clampadapted to clamp on said ridge pole at any desired position along itslength; a threaded bolt, having a head, extending transversely throughsaid jaws and a wing nut on the threaded end of said bolt adapted toclamp said jaws on said ridge pole support; and a nursing bottle holdercomposed of a large ring to hold a nursing bottle body and a smallerring, to hold the neck of the nursing bottle, disposed in spacedrelation with their axes alined and joined by a yoke having a centrallylocated loop secured under the head of said bolt, said ridge pole havingtwo longitudinally spaced holes at its upper end to receive saiddiverging legs with a friction fit and hold said legs in an erectposition relative to said slanting ridge pole.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTSSherman July 22, 1958

